To bring our vision to life a soft palette of butter yellow, blush pinks, ivory, gold, emerald-green, and tea was used along with lots of vintage details to represent Downton Abbey – and a pineapple motif to pull in Hawaii.

The Hawaii State Art Museum served as the venue and it brought that touch of Old World glamour and is a wonderful alternative to the typical Hawaii beach wedding.

One of the things I admire most about Bit of Ivory Photography is her insistence on using real couples for her shoots. It was such a treat to not only help plan this shoot but also model for it with some of my friends!

The bridal gown from Chaviano Couture was an absolute dream to wear along with Danani Handmade’s Juliet cap veil. The khaki color of the wedding dress underneath the exquisite lace reminded me of a light tea stain hue, which couldn’t have been more perfect for the theme.

Passion Roots designed the most incredible bouquets and centerpiece seamlessly blending a chic tropical style with English glamour and the groom’s boutonniere (which mimics a Hawaiian lei) is one of the most unique things I’ve ever seen!

A Cake Life absolutely nailed the vintage tropics look with an amazing pale yellow cake. The detailing on it spoke to a long-time Hawaiian tradition of quilting and it looked incredible next to the invitation suite and tabletop paper goods designed by Peter Loves Jane. The little pineapple motifs are so cute!

An ivory tablecloth, gold chargers, and cracked green glassware pulled together the reception table along with gold Chiavari chairs from Accel Party Rentals that were used around the table and in the ceremony.

I’d like to give a big mahalo to all of the incredible vendors who made this dream come to life. Your creativity and style never ceases to amaze me!

Editor of Burnett's Boards, which she founded to showcase global creativity in the wedding industry. Sara currently lives out of a suitcase while island hopping the Caribbean and beyond. Learn More // Follow on Instagram.

Comments

Beautiful in every way! Love the concept of a ‘vintage tropics’ shoot and can definitely appreciate the Downtown Abbey influence. Sara you are a stunner, that veil and lace dress combo is just beyond. Congratulations to all the team involved! xx

O.M.G. This is ah-mazing! The concept was executed perfectly. The colors and details are exactly right. I just love Chelsea’s photographs. They are distinctly hers — the mark of a true artist! And you look beyond GORGEOUS in that stunning dress and veil. Mr. Burnett is pretty cute too. 🙂 Love it all!!!

Love this photo shoot, everything about it from the lovely vintage lace to the scrumptious cake and exquisite florals. The lei of roses around the grooms neck is something I have not seen before and looks so much more rich with roses. If I were getting married again I would do it this way!

Congratulations! What a darling shoot and you look amazing! I love the pic of you two laughing together, it really captures the love you share. The gown and the veil are superb, the bouquet breathtaking and the cake is divine!

All of the flowers are very beautiful. I agree with you on the khaki layer of the dress, it’s awesome! This post is beautiful and thorough and I’m very proud of you- your hard work for the shoot REALLY paid off. This is super pretty!

This is so wonderful! I love seeing how all the details came together! You and Mr. Burnett did wonderfully in front of the camera – I’m hoping it was like a fun little mini re-wedding event for you! The florals are amazing, and the pineapple touches are great too! You and Bit of Ivory did an fantastic job capturing + creating this!

I can’t even begin to thank everyone for their comments! It really was such an amazing community effort of kick-tail talent and creativity! So grateful for everyone involved! And huge mahalo to Sara for the perfect feature of everyone’s work! Totally know this had to be the hardest feature to put together because of the huge emotional connection to it. Total justice done. <3

At the risk of being redundant, you look absolutely gorgeous! Actually, gorgeous doesn’t even begin cover it. And your man looks pretty sharp, too! I am so impressed with this shoot. At first glance it’s a really stunning spread but then you notice all the amazing details and it takes it to the next level. Wonderfully executed!